Discover Kuwait : Sadeer Farms

We have been living in Kuwait for the past three years and we thought that outside of city there was only Desert…
We were very wrong!
Thanks to a friend and Instagram we became aware of the fact that there are many farms one hour drive out of the city, so we decided to take a trip on a weekend to visit one of these.
Our choice when to the Sadeer Farms is a family owned organic farm located in Northern Kuwait, about 20 km before the Iraq boarder.

Vivo a Kuwait da tre anni e ho sempre pensato che al di fuori della città ci fosse solo deserto.
Mi sbagliavo.
Grazie ad un amico e a Instagram ho scoperto che a un’ora dalla città ci sono diverse Farm, e un weekend abbiamo deciso di visitarne una.
La nostra scelta è stata Sadeer Farms una fattoria familiare a Nord di Kuwait, giusto 20 km prima dell’Iraq.

The History of Sadeer Farms began back in 1995 due to the fact that when purchasing meat and vegetables in Kuwait, most consumers had no idea as to what conditions the livestock and produce are kept in, how they are fed, and how humanely they are treated.
So originally, the commercial use of this farm began with goats and their feed; their focus was on running an ecological production management system which promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biodiversity, using biologically friendly techniques which work to maintain and enhance soil fertility.

Sadeer farms è stata aperta nel 1995 quando non si aveva nessuna idea su come commerciare e produrre verdure e carne. All’inizio si sono concentrati sulle capre e i loro prodotti, il tutto in una chiave ecologica, rispettando e promuovendo la biodiversità.

Recentlyt hey decided to venture into vegetables and fruit production for the local community to enjoy. The Sadeer Farms goal is to promote organic agriculture, sustainability, openness, independence, health and safety.

Solo recentemente hanno deciso di produrre verdura e frutta .
La Sadeer Farms ha l’obbiettivo è produrre agricoltura organica, sostenibile, sana e sicura.

Since they are open to the public only on the weekends (Friday and Saturday from 10am to 5 pm) we decided to go last Saturday and stay for the day with some friends , with 4 Town kids that where a bit skeptical of a day out at a Farm….. but as soon as they arrived they loved it.

Sadeer Farm è  aperta al pubblico solo il venerdì e il sabato dalle 10 alle 5 pm.
Noi abbiamo deciso di andarci lo scorso sabato con alcuni amici, con 4 bambini cittadini per nulla convinti di andare in una farm, ma una volta arrivati li si sono innamorati.

To see our kids run in a wheat field and pick directly from the ground , Carrots , Onions, Tomatoes, Basil, Oregano, Chamomile, Lettuce, Kale , Artichokes and much more, was a real changing experience for them.
Then after visiting the Goats we had a fast lunch and then the kids rented some bikes and started riding around the Farm that was really some good open air exercise for them.

Vedere i bambini correre nei campi di grano e raccogliere le carote, aglio, i pomodori, il basilico, la camomilla, la lattuga e molto altro ancora è stata una bella esperienza.
Dopo aver visitato le capre, abbiamo avuto il veloce pranzo, affittato delle biciclette per i bambini.
Esercizio all’aria aperta!!!

A few detailed info are : the entrance to the Sadeer Farms is free , if you want to harvest your own vegetables you pay 5 KD to receive a cardboard box which you can fill up with any vegetables you pick from the ground , naturally lunch is at your expense and even the bikes and a buggy ride across the hole estate.
Another interesting thing is that they Home Deliver a Vegetable Box weekly with a variable cost from 11 to 15 KD linked to the size .

Qualche info: L’entrata è gratis, se vuoi raccogliere le verdure il costo è 5 kd per ricevere la cassetta.
Il pranzo, le biciclette si paga a parte.
Un’altra cosa interessante il servizio di Home delivery della cassetta di verdura.
Il costo varia dai 11-15 kd.

To sum up the day, we all had a great time in an open air environment , very green, very tasteful and full of different beautiful smells , like the incredible perfume on fresh picked Basil !!
Even this is Kuwait.

Il bilancio della giornata alla Sadeer Farms è strapositivo.
Siamo stati all’aperto, circondati da verde, da verdure profumate.
Il Basilico era profumatissimo!
Anche questo è Kuwait.

Their phone number for info is 94444911.
Their Instagram is Sadeer_farms.
And there FaceBook page is @Sadeefarm.

David & Mimma